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Duterte meets with South Korea’s Moon; expresses optimism about denuclearization in Korean peninsula

  (Eagle News)~President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, June 4, expressed optimism  about denuclearization in the Korean peninsula. “The Philippines is hopeful that positive developments over the past several months will continue and contribute positively toward the goal of denuclearization in [the] Korean peninsula,” Duterte said after bilateral talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-In in the Blue House in Seoul. He was apparently referring to the Inter-Korea Summit on April 27, which saw the two […]

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S. Korea’s ex-president Park indicted for bribery: Prosecutors

(AFP) — South Korea’s ousted President Park Geun-Hye was Monday charged with bribery involving millions of dollars over the corruption scandal that sparked her downfall. Park, whose impeachment was confirmed by Seoul’s top court last month, also faces charges of abusing her powers and leaking state secrets, Seoul prosecutors probing the scandal said in a statement. “We have formally charged Park… with multiple offenses including abuse of power, coercion, bribery and leaking state secrets,” they […]

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S. Korea’s impeached Park leaves Blue House: Yonhap

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s impeached ex-president Park Geun-Hye left the presidential Blue House on Sunday, two days after the Constitutional Court’s verdict removing her from office over a massive corruption scandal. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency said Park departed from the presidential office at around 1000 GMT and returned to her private residence in southern Seoul, where hundreds of her supporters have been protesting her ouster. The Constitutional Court on Friday upheld […]

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